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Rowland Unified salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated salary schedule, Teachers (Schedule T) (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Rowland Unified's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,235 (Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA), step 1) and tops out at $133,974 (Column VI MA + 30 Units or BA + 75 Units Inc. MA + **Credential, step 27), per Rowland Unified School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA)) starts at $50,235 and reaches $63,535 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $271.54 per day.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 27.
- Rowland Unified enrolled 11,623 students in 2023-24, the 126th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule, Teachers (Schedule T) (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA) | Column II *BA or BA + Units | Column III BA + **Credential | Column IV BA + 45 Units or MA + **Credential | Column V MA + 15 Units or BA + 60 Units Inc. MA + **Credential | Column VI MA + 30 Units or BA + 75 Units Inc. MA + **Credential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,235 | $63,536 | $69,309 | $71,417 | $71,417 | $71,417 |
| 2 | $51,740 | $63,536 | $71,363 | $72,723 | $72,723 | $72,723 |
| 3 | $53,245 | $63,536 | $71,980 | $76,043 | $80,127 | $80,127 |
| 4 | $54,751 | $63,536 | $75,367 | $79,380 | $83,502 | $87,512 |
| 5 | $56,257 | $63,536 | $78,700 | $82,766 | $86,844 | $90,835 |
| 6 | $57,763 | $63,536 | $82,024 | $86,096 | $90,163 | $94,234 |
| 7 | $59,267 | $63,536 | $85,422 | $89,424 | $93,486 | $97,622 |
| 8 | $60,795 | $63,536 | $88,739 | $92,754 | $96,879 | $100,885 |
| 9 | $62,277 | $63,536 | $92,073 | $96,149 | $100,207 | $104,287 |
| 10 | $63,535 | $63,536 | $95,398 | $99,526 | $104,317 | $107,609 |
| 11 | $63,535 | $63,536 | $98,788 | $102,863 | $106,872 | $110,989 |
| 12 | $63,535 | $63,536 | $102,120 | $106,184 | $110,258 | $117,861 |
| 15 | $113,648 | $120,968 | ||||
| 20 | $117,040 | $125,003 | ||||
| 25 | $123,304 | $129,369 | ||||
| 27 | $126,135 | $133,974 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,740 | +$1,505 |
| 3 | $53,245 | +$3,010 |
| 4 | $54,751 | +$4,516 |
| 5 | $56,257 | +$6,022 |
| 6 | $57,763 | +$7,528 |
Worked example as rendered: Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA), step 1 = $50,235 a year, $4,186.25 a month spread over 12 months, $271.54 per work day on a 185-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix H, Teachers (Schedule T), 185 days of duty (three additional days for first-year employees). Effective 07/01/2025, Board approved November 20, 2025. No 2026-27 certificated teacher schedule is posted yet (only 2026-27 management schedules are).
Steps 15, 20, 25 and 27 are longevity steps printed for Columns V and VI only; Columns I-IV print 'No advancement beyond Step 12 per ARE contract language Article XIV, 14.3.1', so they are null.
Annual stipends printed with the schedule (not in the grid): Approved Doctorate, Bilingual Certificate/Credential, Special Education Teachers and National Board Certification $2,287 each (3.6% of Step 1, Column 2); Nurses & Librarians $635; Combination Class $2,859.
Nurses (Schedule K) and Speech Language Pathologist (Schedule D) grids in the same PDF are not included.
Credential is defined as a preliminary, professional clear, or other credential that requires completion of an accredited teacher preparation program.
- Soft spot: Column II is flat at $63,536 across all 12 steps, as printed.
How this schedule moves
On the Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA) column a teacher moves from $50,235 at step 1 to $63,535 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $1,478 each on average, 26% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,528, between step 7 and step 8.
2 of the 11 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Column VI MA + 30 Units or BA + 75 Units Inc. MA + **Credential, starts at $71,417 and tops out at $133,974, 111% above the top of the Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA) column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Rowland Unified's starting pay ranks 720th and its top cell ranks 167th; the state medians are $59,726 to start and $120,047 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 48th percentile and the top cell at the 93rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA) | $50,235 | $63,535 | 9 | 26% |
| Column II *BA or BA + Units | $63,536 | $63,536 | 0 | 0% |
| Column III BA + **Credential | $69,309 | $102,120 | 11 | 47% |
| Column IV BA + 45 Units or MA + **Credential | $71,417 | $106,184 | 11 | 49% |
| Column V MA + 15 Units or BA + 60 Units Inc. MA + **Credential | $71,417 | $126,135 | 15 | 77% |
| Column VI MA + 30 Units or BA + 75 Units Inc. MA + **Credential | $71,417 | $133,974 | 15 | 88% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Unified | 11,623 | 2025-26 | $50,235 | – | $133,974 |
| Rocklin Unified | 11,606 | 2026-27 | $51,788 | – | $123,834 |
| Victor Valley Union High | 11,568 | 2024-25 | $67,627 | – | $151,191 |
| Yuba City Unified | 11,461 | 2024-25 | $56,443 | – | $126,004 |
| Fullerton Elementary | 11,439 | 2024-25 | $61,425 | – | $132,281 |
| Perris Union High | 11,973 | 2025-26 | $79,437 | – | $153,090 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Rowland Unified?
$50,235 on the column Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA) at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Rowland Unified School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,235 (Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA)).
What is the top of the Rowland Unified salary schedule?
$133,974, at step 27 on Column VI MA + 30 Units or BA + 75 Units Inc. MA + **Credential (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Rowland Unified salary schedule?
On the Column I Designated Subject Credential (No BA) column the top figure, $63,535, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Rocklin Unifiedstarts $51,788
- Victor Valley Union Highstarts $67,627
- Yuba City Unifiedstarts $56,443
- Fullerton Elementarystarts $61,425
- Perris Union Highstarts $79,437
- Roseville City Elementarystarts $54,157
- Lynwood Unifiedstarts $60,886
- Paramount Unifiedstarts $73,292
- Covina-Valley Unifiedstarts $62,676
- Beaumont Unifiedstarts $66,392
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